| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) SF - Michael Lathem (fresh) PF - Charles Miller (fresh) C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) SF - Steven Todd (fresh) PF - Kyle Blanchard (fresh) C - Gary Marti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Lathem | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard is hacked by Charles Miller - foul #1 on Charles Miller, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is fouled on the floor by Charles Miller - foul #2 on Charles Miller, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Santoro (PF) Charles Miller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Marti | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Robert Seeley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lathem | 6-2 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd's pass is intercepted by Patrick Thompson | 6-2 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 16:45 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard misses the shot from the right side | 6-2 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti double dribbles | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Steven Todd takes the ball from Robert Seeley | 6-2 |
| 16:09 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Florencio Yazzie | 6-5 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Childs | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Lathem (fresh) PF - Craig Santoro (fresh) C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Blanchard (fresh) C - Gary Marti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Childs | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Robert Seeley grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Robert Seeley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Craig Santoro hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti drills a jumper from close range | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Childs and he's fouled by Craig Santoro - foul #1 on Craig Santoro, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), William Baker (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, Robert Seeley, Craig Santoro, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Charles Loughman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kyle Blanchard | 8-13 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard misses the lay-in | 8-13 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Lathem | 8-13 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard is whistled for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Robert Seeley (SG), Lee Pokorski (C) Charles Loughman, Alfredo Bruno, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), George Graham (SF), Aaron Doyle (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) James Childs, Steven Todd, Kyle Blanchard, Gary Marti | |
| 12:37 | Penn State | William Baker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Graham - foul #1 on George Graham, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Patrick Thompson steals the ball from Aaron Doyle | 10-13 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Robert Seeley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle comes up short on the shot from the right side | 10-13 |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tracy Merrill (fresh) C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) SG - Florencio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | George Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Santoro (PF) Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Kyle Blanchard (PF), Gary Marti (C) Allen Schiefelbein, George Graham, Aaron Doyle, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 10:54 | Penn State | William Baker is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (SF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:40 | Wisconsin | James Childs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Marti | 10-15 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Santoro | 13-15 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Thompson - foul #1 on Patrick Thompson, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG) Patrick Thompson, Robert Seeley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | James Childs is called for the reach on Charles Loughman - foul #1 on James Childs, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF), Tracy Merrill (C) Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Kyle Blanchard takes the ball from Craig Santoro | 13-17 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard's pass is intercepted by William Baker | 13-17 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Loughman | 16-17 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Charles Loughman is called for the reach on James Childs - foul #1 on Charles Loughman, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Robert Seeley (SG) Charles Loughman, Alfredo Bruno | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Zoran Olewinski (SG), George Graham (SF) James Childs, Florencio Yazzie, Steven Todd | |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein is fouled on the floor by Tracy Merrill - foul #1 on Tracy Merrill, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (SF), Lee Pokorski (C) Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Kyle Blanchard, Gary Marti | |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Doyle - foul #1 on Aaron Doyle, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell misses long on a floater from the right block | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Seeley | 18-19 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Zoran Olewinski | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Seeley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Lathem (fresh) PF - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zoran Olewinski (fresh) SF - George Graham (fresh) PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Pokorski | 18-19 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Michael Lathem grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Robert Seeley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Zoran Olewinski - foul #1 on Zoran Olewinski, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Santoro (PF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Florencio Yazzie (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Kyle Blanchard (PF), Gary Marti (C) Allen Schiefelbein, Zoran Olewinski, George Graham, Aaron Doyle, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Robert Seeley makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Robert Seeley snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | Robert Seeley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | James Childs grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-21 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Robert Seeley pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Seeley | 25-21 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Craig Santoro pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Gary Marti is called for the reach on Patrick Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Marti, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Loughman (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), William Baker (SF), Charles Miller (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, Robert Seeley, Michael Lathem, Craig Santoro, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Aaron Doyle (PF), Gary Kimbrell (C) James Childs, Kyle Blanchard, Gary Marti | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Charles Loughman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Loughman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Miller (fresh) C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Florencio Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 02:55 | Penn State | Charles Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Charles Loughman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Charles Miller drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Baker | 27-23 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Miller - foul #3 on Charles Miller, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Lee Pokorski (C) Charles Loughman, Charles Miller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Zoran Olewinski (SG), George Graham (SF), Gary Marti (C) Allen Schiefelbein, Florencio Yazzie, Steven Todd, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | William Baker comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfredo Bruno - foul #1 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Seeley (SG), Craig Santoro (PF) Alfredo Bruno, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kyle Blanchard (PF) Aaron Doyle | |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (SF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson drills a floater from the left block set up by Lee Pokorski and the foul's on Zoran Olewinski - foul #2 on Zoran Olewinski, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Seeley - foul #1 on Robert Seeley, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Steven Todd (SF) Zoran Olewinski, George Graham | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Gary Marti makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Robert Seeley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie misses the halfcourt shot | 33-28 |